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Black & White Photograph of the North Melbourne engine house, or power house or winding house on the corner of Abbotsford St and Queensberry St. Dated 1934 on the rear of the photo. Shows the chimney.
Has the TMSV Sales stamp on the rear and a date "Nth Melb Engine House 1934" in pencil on the rear.
Document prepared to provide the concepts for separation of traffic along St Kilda Road and Brighton Road using safety bars, and reserved sections of roadway between Princes Bridge and Glen Huntly Road. Dated May 1979. Has an introduction, and notes the widening of St Kilda Road south of Cochrane St and its impact. Has colour photo of Z89 in Nicholson St where the Safety bars had been installed to separate traffic, installation of Safety Zones, photos of Gothenburg, Amsterdam, and Hanover showing traffic separation, graphs showing tram passenger movement in the am peak and road usage. Looks extensively at the Domain Interchange at Park and Domain Road and the suggested layout - which was implemented in Nov. 1986. Includes a photo of a very long line of trams northbound at this intersection which has undergone many changes location, to become during 2025 the entry to Anzac station. Six drawings show the proposed separation of traffic between Alexandra Ave and Glen Huntly Road
Demonstrates a planning document to separate road traffic from trams along St Kilda Road.
Comb bound document titled "Separation of Trams and Motor Traffic - St Kilda Road and Brighton Road" - 12 sheets + card covers, some full colour pages with some sheets folded.
tramways, st kilda road, traffic control, domain interchange, domain road, reserved track
Postcards with one photograph, all featuring the cable tram era, left to right, top to bottom: 1 - Parliament House and Treasury Melbourne 2 - Bourke St Melbourne from near Queen St looking east - has glitter added to the card surface. 3 - Spring St Melbourne 4 - Flinders Stand the Custom House Melbourne - part of the paper missing where a stamp has been removed. 5 - Cable tram set in a Parade, on a float, at the corner of Spring and Bourke Sts - early 1950s 6 - Elizabeth St Melbourne - looking south from Bourke St.
Demonstrates a set of 6 postcards featuring Melbourne cable trams.
Set of 5 mounted cable tram postcards and one photograph onto light weight board
tramways, spring st, bourke st, flinders st, cable trams, parades, elizabeth st
Postcards, all featuring the cable tram era, left to right, top to bottom: 1 - Town Hall Melbourne - damaged paper 2 - General view of Collins Street Melbourne - from Spring St looking west 3 - Central Railway Station, Melbourne - the principal building is complete though the roof along Swanston St over the other platforms is yet to be completed. 4 - Bourke St Melbourne - looking west from Swanston St - has the Wertheim and Roberts Stores in the view along with the post office. 5 - Bourke St Melbourne - looking east from Swanston St with Morells Orient Hotel and the Royal Mail Hotel on the two corners 6 - Melbourne from St Kilda Road.
Demonstrates a set of 6 postcards featuring Melbourne cable trams.
Set of 6 cable tram postcards mounted on to light weight board
tramways, flinders st station, swanston st, bourke st, collins st, st kilda road
Photograph shows the front of the MMTB Head Office, at 616 Little Collins St. Has Savoy Hotel, next door in the view. The MMTB built the building in 1937. It was occupied by the MMTB and then The Met until 1989. It was sold in 1994 and converted into apartments. See item 3658 for a set of floor plans.
Yields information about the MMTB Head Office building and its architecture.
Colour photograph, with remnants of adhesive tape on rear
tramways, 616 little collins st, head office, mmtb, alan monsborough, the met
Photograph shows the front of the Hawthorn tram depot after its closure as a running depot. Doors have been added to the front of the second shed or roads 5 to 7. Photo by an unknown photographer, early 1970s. The depot was closed Feb. 1965 but continued to be used to store trams and as a training depot.
Yields information about Hawthorn Tram Depot.
Black and White photograph, with remnants of adhesive on rear.
tramways, hawthorn tram depot
Photograph shows the interior of W4 class, tram 671 at a depot. Possibly a MMTB Official photograph showing the seating layout and the interior finishes. Has internal adverts for Frank Mason for advertising on tramcars, Wrigley's chewing gum, No-dusta furniture polish and small advert for possibly a lottery of 100,000 pounds prize. The tram is now part of the Ballarat Tramway Museum operational collection.
Yields information about the interior of tram 671.
Black and White photograph, with a piece of card glued to the rear.
tramcars, w4 class, tram 671, advertisements
Coloured postcard of the view from Little Collins St looking north along Elizabeth St. Has a northbound cable tram and several horse-drawn wagons in the view. In the view are the GPO, Newing's Artists materials, Royal Arcade, and Turner's bicycles. The letter is dated 8/12 from an Eck in Toorak addressed to Doris Ettelson in Ballarat. The stamp used was introduced in 1913 by the Commonwealth Government as the first National stamp - see reference. Card published by C T Melbourne.
Yields information about Elizabeth St c1910
Colour postcard, divided back used with a 1d Commonwealth of Australia stamp.
See image for the handwritten note and a purchase price of $7 in pencil.
tramways, cable trams, elizabeth st, gpo, postage stamps
A postcard showing a scene looking west from Russell St along Collins St. Has some 7 cable trams, horse-drawn carts, and motor vehicles in view. In the view is Scotts Church, the Athenium, and the Town Hall. In the bottom left-hand corner of the card is "Printed for Commonwealth Immigration Office by Rose Stereograph Co. Vic."
Demonstrates a card printed to promote Australian Immigration to Melbourne, possibly post the first world war.
Black and White postcard, Divided back.
In pencil in the bottom right hand corner "Government publicity issue in England $12"
tramways, collins st, cable trams, immigration
Coloured postcard of the Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston, and Collins Sts. Has three cable car sets in the view, one with two trailers southbound in Swanston St. In the bottom right-hand corner can be seen a shelter and signalman for the control of the intersection. The card was printed in Germany.
Yields information about the Melbourne Town Hall and a signal box.
Colour postcard, divided back unused. Has number "09 871" in bottom right hand corner.
tramways, collins st, swanston st, signalmen, trailers, cable trams, melbourne town hall
Photograph of a ballast trailer at Preston Workshops. See page 82 of Destination City 5th Edition for details of the trailers. The wheelset or truck is a Brill 74T type. Would appear that there are some concrete weights loaded onto the vehicle.
Yields information about the MMTB ballast trailers or wagons.
Black and white photograph on Ilford paper
tramways, brill 74t, ballast wagons
The photograph shows a section of remnant track at the intersection of Bourke and Spencer Sts that remained until it was removed on 25/8/1987 when connecting curves were installed at Bourke and Spencer Streets, forming a double track triangular junction, in preparation for the conversion of the St Kilda and Port Melbourne railway lines to 'light rail'. This necessitated the removal of the last few metres of cable car track in Melbourne, which had been left in situ at the former Bourke Street terminus as a reminder of bygone days. Shows two inspection pits in the short section of the cable slot. Photo possibly before 1962 when Spencer St station was rebuilt. Photographer unknown.
Yields information of last section of visible cable tram track in the city area.
Black and white photograph on Ilford paper
tramways, cable trams, track work, bourke st, spencer st, cable track
Shows X class tram 217 at Hawthorn Depot with a bow collector or pantograph. Tram has the destination of "Bridge" (Bridge Road).
Yields information about X 217 when it was fitted with a bow collector and Hawthorn Depot.
Black and white photograph notes on rear
In ink by Keith Kings: - X217 Hawthorn depot about 1925, courtesy of Mr Stephenson Preston Workshops", has Rev L Marshall Wood stamp and K S Kings stamp - with number S-A 111.
tramways, tramcars, tram 217, hawthorn depot, bow collector, x class
Form used to record for each day the allocation of crew by table number, of the drivers and conductors.
Demonstrates a MMTB form that recorded the drivers and conductors allocation for each day.
Form - ruled - blue and red liines on a large folio sheet with two punched holes on the top.
tramways, crews, driver, conductor, table cards
Article written by Kate Herbert of the Herald Sun about Mirka Mora's angel tram, W2 243 part of the 1978 Transporting Art project, and the other associated artists, the sale of them, their painting, and demise including the Peter Corrigan tram - Mother Knows. Includes a photo of the front of the tram in Mt Eliza by Norm Oorloof.
Yields information about Mirka Mora Transporting Art tram
Newspaper part - page 50 from the Herald Sun 26/3/2000.
transporting art, tram 243, w2 class, mirka mora
"W Class tram diver training written test" - six pages in an Yes / No or multiple choice or provide a detailed answer format with marks shown for each of 38 question. Dated 16/3/1997
Yields information about the exam question asked as part of the written test for W class tram drivers.
Document - 6 A4 pages, was stapled in top left hand corner.
melbourne, tramways, w class trams, training, exams, testing
List of "Destinations and Route Numbers - Trams" dated 3/9/2000 for both Yarra and Swanston Trams. Lists depot and number, the main route number, termini and destination. Also provides a list by each depot.
Yields information about the Melbourne tram route numbers and the depots that operated them in Sept. 2000.
Document - 14 A4 pages, was stapled in top left hand corner.
melbourne, tramways, route numbers, destinations, yarra trams, swanston trams
Memo to Ian Dobbs CEO PTC from Russell Nathan, Met Tram regarding the condition and future of the three number track maintenance cleaning, and corrugation removal by scrubber trams 9W, 10W and 11W. Looks at the cost of operations, issues and their future. Recommends that they be replaced using contracted equipment. The trams were withdrawn from service by 2002. 9W to Bendigo, 10W to TMSV Bylands and 11W to the Sydney Tram Museum.
Yields information about the three MMTB Scrubber trams that were in use during 1998
"Briefing note - scrubber car replacement/update " - 3 A4 pages, dated 8/9/1998
melbourne, tramways, mmtb, scrubber tram, track maintenance, corrugations
Set of two photographs showing parts of the mockup for the future All Electric tram. The first photo looks at the passenger compartment with the conductor's desk and seats. The second photo shows the side view of the driver's compartment with the foot controls, windscreen and seat. The mockup was built at Preston Workshops, 1971. See also items 2502 and 4540 for other photos.
Yields information about a mockup at Preston Workshops of an all electric tram body.
Photograph black and white printed on plain paper, one with MMTB stamp.
melbourne, tramways, mmtb, new trams, mockup, 1041 mock-up
Map printed by the Victorian Railways in 1955 gives places of interest, some facts about Melbourne, and amusements, with the map showing rail, tram, and railway bus routes, suburbs, golf links, sporting grounds, and municipalities. The Bourke St tram route to East Preston is shown but not the Nicholson St East Brunswick line which opened during mid 1956. Provides a detailed list of suburbs, miles from the GPO, and how reached from where. Notes it was published in Jan. 1956 by the VR Public Relations and Betterment Board.
Demonstrates a Victorian Railways printed map of Melbourne
Map - 8 fold printed in colour
maps, melbourne, tramways, bus routes, railways
A newspaper story from The Herald Friday 22/10/1976 about the derailment of tram 867 in Riversdale Road at the level crossing - see item 7221 for photographs. Quotes the driver John O'Connor and conductor Geoffrey Nicholson. Gives details of the event but not the cause.
Yields information about the 1967 derailment of tram 867, and the people involved.
Photocopy of a newspaper cutting from The Herald 22/10/1976 - 2 sheets stapled together.
tramcars, trams, tram 857, riversdale road, level crossings, derailments, accidents
List prepared by Bob Lilburn of tramcars that were assigned to Hawthorn and Coburg tram depots at the time of closure as electric running sheds. Would have been compiled from tramcar allocation sheets. Also lists the depot locations for W3 and W4 class trams. Hawthorn depot closed on 13/2/1965 and Coburg on 11/10/1952
Provides information about trams allocated to Coburg and Hawthorn depots at the time of their closure and W3 and W4 class tram depot allocations.
Handwritten list on quarto ruled paper - blue and red ink.
trams, tramways, mmtb, notebooks, personal papers, coburg depot, hawthorn depot, closure, w3 class, w4 class
Letter written by David Frost to Rod Atkins, detailing the disposal of some of the Victorian Railways Trams - c1990. Includes the four wheel (2nd batch) and surviving bogie trams at the time. Refers to a book - "Preserved railway and tramway rolling stock in Australia" - Peter Charrett, 1977.
Yields information about the disposal of VR trams.
Letter - typed on quarto paper undated
tramcars, victorian railways, preserved trams, sale of trams, scrapped, scrapped trams, david frost
Document produced by the Victorian Transport Action Group as a response to the Department of Transport "Melbourne Tram Plan" of Oct. 2023 - see item 7364. VTAG have produced a number of initiatives and looks at a number of route proposals that have been made by Government but as of the end of 2024, little progress has been made on any of them. Initiatives suggested are: 1. Confirm its commitment to previously announced projects (listed in Table 1) and provide indicative timeframes for completion. 2. Redirect routes 3, 5 and 12 (detailed in Table 2) with the opening of MM1 to improve the distribution of tram services through the central area. 3. Direct Infrastructure Victoria to undertake the specific planning process as part of the next state infrastructure plan to canvas a range of possible network enhancements. 4. Revise the selection of stops for upgrade to level access to include the practical considerations of technical feasibility and constructability to ensure that as many stops as possible are delivered as a priority. 5. Expand the corridor-based approach being applied to upgrade stops to include the implementation of traffic priority along the selected corridors. 6. Adopt a 15mins, or at least 20 mins, as the maximum headway for all Melbourne tram routes. Notes changes that will be needed as a result of the Melbourne Metro in 2025, tram stops, energy efficiency, renewing the fleet and infrastructure, network performance, and passenger experience.
Demonstrates a response to the Vic Govt's tram plan by an Action Group.
Digital copy of a 21 A4 page document produced by the Victorian Transport Action Group March 2024.
tramways, victorian government, department of transport, planning, vtag
Document produced by the Victorian Department of Transport during Oct. 2023, outlining the Department's planing for the future. Has a Ministerial Forward by The Hon Ben Carroll MP. Includes a Table of Contents - looking at Why Trams, Challenges, Strategic Response, future state, and three Key Actions and Timeframes. Does not provide details of any new routes and timelines. See item 7365 for a response by the Victorian Transport Action Group.
Yields some information about the future planning for Melbourne Tramways from a Vic Govt viewpoint at the time.
Digital copy of a 36 A4 page document produced by the Victorian Dept of Transport Oct. 2023
tramways, victorian government, department of transport, planning, ben carroll
Presentation by Robert Green to the Engineering Heritage Victoria, 22 May 2008 comprising a Powerpoint slides with the actual audio of the presentation. Gives the background to the establishment of the Melbourne cable tram system, its construction, operation, power or engine houses, and its replacement by electric trams or buses. Includes images of remnants of the former system in Abbotsford St North Melbourne, horse omnibuses, other cable tram systems, the grip, George Duncan, F B Clapp, the tramcars, cables or the rope, engine houses, St Kilda and passengers changing at Victoria St from electric to cable tram
Demonstrates the work of Robert Green's research work into cable tram history and research and yields information about the history and development of Melbourne's cable tram network, the largest single operator network in the world.
Digital Audio Visual Presentation of a lecture by Robert Green 2008
cable trams, melbourne, mtoco, trackwork, engine houses, tramcars, george duncan, f b clapp, horse buses, abbotsford st
Provides notice to passengers that extra services to be run to the Formula 1 Grand Prix sponsored by Rolex between 21/3 and 24/3. Has a printing date of 02/2024
Yields information about the Melbourne Grand Prix event and tram services.
Paper card hanging notice for use in tramcars to advertise events.
trams, special events, tramways, grand prix
Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. Ltd Rules and Regulations by which all operational staff were to abide by. Provides separate sections of rules for Gripmen and Conductors, with Special rules for both roles, collection of fares and use of Bell Punch, transfer and check tickets, Collectors (Conductors acting as collectors on the dummy or grip car), signalmen and shunters. Printed by Sands & McDougall. Date of issue has been damaged by silverfish - Mr H A Wilcox was appointed Secretary in 1909, becoming General Manager in the Tramway Board which succeeded the private company in 1916. Rule 76, page 21 allows for the wearing of the Australian Tramway Employees Association union badge. The Union was recognised by the Company in August 1912 and the wearing of Union badges on watch chains was permitted. A possible date for the document is 1913.
Demonstrates a MTOCo cable tram rule book and requirements of its employees.
Book - 68 pages + card covers covered in a dark grey cloth, centre stapled.
tramways, cable trams, conductors, tickets, grip men, signalmen, shunters, fares, operations, rules
Cable tramway report form for providing extensive details of a conductor's trip, driver, badge and punch numbers, times, tickets sold, relieved by and ticket sales, tokens, packets of tickets and who received the cash and form. Dated 10/23 indicating it is a MMTB form. Three copies held, one of which has been partly filled in to provide an example.
Demonstrates a cable tram conductor's trip form or revenue journal.
Cable tramway - Trip report printed on brown paper - one copy with sample figures in pencil.
timetables, tramways, cable trams, mmtb, conductors, revenue journal, tickets
Provides departure times and some intermediate timings for the Toorak Cable Tramway operated by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. from both the Toorak Rd terminus and Queensberry St terminus in Swanston St. Shows the frequency of the service, provides details of fares and transfer points. Signed by H A Wilcox Secretary and dated Nov. 1911. See item 7357 for the crew running timetable.
Yields information about the running times for the public on the cable trams on the Toorak line.
Timetable printed on light blue card.
timetables, tramways, cable trams, mtoco, toorak
"Fitzroy cable tramway - running timetable" produced by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company Ltd provides to grip men and conductors their running times on both the up and down trips Gives times in half minutes from the terminus, with timing points at the locations of major intersections and for five different times of the day. Updated - signed by the Secretary - W G Sprigg
Yields information about the running times for the crews on the cable trams on the Fitzroy line. They were often reported for late running.
Document - single sheet offwhite paper
timetables, tramways, cable trams, mtoco, fitzroy
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